Trident Plan

May I offer Alex Salmond a Plan B for his ­dilemma over Trident. Very simply, it is to declare Faslane a separate country, like ­Gibraltar. Then the problem would be removed from his control.

Scottish jobs would be ­preserved with just a little inconvenience at the border crossing. And Mr Salmond could sleep easy in his bed, knowing that he wasn’t ­responsible. This would, as with so many other issues, could be “subject to negotiation after the referendum”.

Bill MacKenzie

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